LIFE’S INSPIRATIONS: “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success…” (Joshua 1:8, the Holy Bible).

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THREATS TO OUST JPE AS SENATE PRESIDENT UNFORTUNATE: Threats to oust Juan Ponce Enrile as Senate President, whether carried out or not, are unfortunate for President Aquino and the people around him: those threats picture the President and his political associates as power-greedy politicians who will stop at nothing just to gain control, power and privilege for themselves.

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FAITH THAT READS THE BIBLE AND OBEY GOD’S WORD: The picture of Roman Catholic members braving the rains to celebrate “Sinulog” at the Sto. Nino Cathedral in Cebu City is an awesome proof of faith. Now, if that awesome faith can only be used to entice the faithful to read the Bible and obey God’s Word, a better life can come upon every Filipino, as the Biblical passage here assures.

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ENRILE OUSTER A SHOW OF LP CONTROL: What is more pathetic in the ouster moves against Enrile is that, he has proved himself very cooperative in the legislative agenda of President Aquino, and so there is really no compelling reason why he should be replaced as Senate president, other than the need to show that the two chambers of the legislature are in the firm grip of the Liberal Party, Aquino’s party, of course.

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CAYETANO UNFAIR VS. CHAIRMAN BRILLANTES: The criticisms of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano against Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. of the Commission on Elections are highly malicious and below the belt, and do not represent fair comment.

For if we are to believe the senator, no lawyer, especially the good ones, should be appointed anymore to any position in government, for, certainly, they would have acted as counsel for clients who dealt with the government in the past.

This demeans the lawyer and all of mankind, because Cayetano’s accusations presume that the lawyer---and man in general---cannot rise above his self-interests. This is too unkind, unless Cayetano is talking from experience, of course.

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CONSULT EX DOH EXECS, LET’S DOH IT: I wonder if it is below the Department of Health’s leadership today to consult former secretaries of the department to assist them in firming up campaign slogans to highlight its directions under President Aquino’s “universal access to health” program.

Why put up a contest to come up with a slogan on the health program and give away precious government money, when, all that the DOH has to do is ask help from those who have been there before who proved to be greatly effective in their jobs, like former Secretary and former Sen. Juan Flavier?